Fleabag
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2016 - 2019
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Comedy series starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge as a woman living in London whose life is a mess. Also features Sian Clifford, Bill Paterson, Olivia Colman, Andrew Scott, Brett Gelman and more.
- Series 2, Episode 1 repeated Friday at 11:25pm on BBC3
Streaming rank this week: 267
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BBC reveal poll of 100 greatest TV shows 21st century
BBC Culture polled 206 TV experts from 43 countries in order to find the greatest TV of the 21st century. The top comedy in the poll was British sitcom Fleabag at 4th. Also in the top 100 are The Office (9th, with the US version at 39th), The Thick Of It (20th), Black Mirror (22nd), Peep Show (42nd), Inside No. 9 (48th), Detectorists (64th) and Catastrophe (96th).
BBC, 19th October 2021Government plans "distinctively British" TV requirement
Media minister John Whittingdale was mocked online for listing Derry Girls, a sitcom set during the Northern Irish troubles of the 1990s, among his examples of 'clearly British' shows .
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 16th September 2021How sitcoms got less white, less male, and funnier
In the Nineties, British sitcoms hit a dead end. Now, they're where our most exciting and original TV happens.
Tom Nicholson, Esquire, 20th July 2021Ignore the critics: British TV comedy is in rude health
Shows such as Fleabag and This Country are setting a gold standard - and the naysayers are reflecting on glory days that never existed.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 7th March 2021Artist accuses Fleabag of ripping off his penis artwork
An artist has accused Fleabag's producers of ripping off one of his ideas: a wall of penises. Jamie McCartney insists the explicit artwork created by Olivia Colman's character in the first season of the hit comedy is based on his own work, 4x4.
Chortle, 23rd December 2020London Hughes up for South Bank breakthrough award
London Hughes has been shortlisted in the breakthrough category in the South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2020. Meanwhile the comedy category features Fleabag, Sex Education and Home.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd November 2020Fleabag was great, but BAFTA needs to recognise others
Another BAFTA trophy for Phoebe Waller-Bridge would feel like an accessory. For anyone else, it could shape their future.
Beth Webb, NME, 29th July 2020What's the optimum number of series for a sitcom?
We try to pinpoint the TV comedy sweet spot, where 'sharp and consistent' has yet to become 'laboured and cliched'.
Ellen E. Jones, The Guardian, 27th July 2020Showcase Cinemas to show Fleabag live show
Showcase Cinemas has announced that it will be screening a series of theatre productions, including the stage version of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag as part of its Event Cinema offering.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th July 2020Who is Fleabag talking to when she breaks fourth wall?
Phoebe Waller-Bridge revealed who she thinks Fleabag is talking to when she breaks the fourth wall during a special BAFTA conversation event.
Kayti Burt, Den Of Geek, 14th July 2020